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Where does “sulh” come from?

sulh (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sulhs, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

sulh (Old English): plough; plough, ploughland; furrow; gully

Definitions

  1. plough; plough, ploughland; furrow; gully

Ancestry of “sulh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsulhsplough; that which is ploughed or furrowed;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “sulh”

  • sull
  • suluh
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